I finished the hot water bottle cover, which is exceptionally stylish, even if I say so myself. Unfortunately, I can’t show you the picture because in moving house I have cunningly mislaid the connection thing between camera and computer and cannot upload photos.
It is mostly shocking pink with a thick grey stripe across the centre of each side, and three lovely grey buttons at the bottom to fasten it up. All stockinette, apart from the neck, which was ribbing, and the “entrance” which was garter.

I’m now continuing the shocking pink theme with a shocking pink vest top in p2k1 ribbing. I’m hoping to be able to wear it in a preppy (yet thrifty) fashion over shirts and such in the autumn. Hopefully, that will be the end of the shocking pink wool. I got a big bag of it from the receptionist at my old job about a year ago, and have been simultaneously grateful and alarmed by the colour every since.

The bag also contained a little bit of grey wool, hence the grey stripes on the hot water bottle cover. After that, I still had a ball and a bit left, so thought I would attempt a lacy grey shrug, but it turns out I’m not going to have enough for that and was forced to unravel. That’s when I began the pink vest outing. I did really like the idea of a grey shrug though (grey is such an underrated colour), so when I’ve finished the vest I’ll go to the yarn shop and see if I can pick up some soft grey to reattempt the shrug.